Chair



July 15, 1952 A. LORENZ ETAL CHAIR Original Filed Aug. 9, 1945 1N VEN TORS ANTON LORENZ LUDWIG MIES VAN DER ROHE ATTORNEY cnam - "Anton LorehmBuiIalmN.

H van der ltohaC This is a divisional application divided out of horizontal slot 36 whereby the weight of the unit patent application Ser. No. 497,956, filed on 20 is reduced.

August 9, 1943 for A chair or the like, since The unit 22 includes a seat portion 38 of con become abandoned. choidal shape and two downwardly extending This invention relates to articles of furniture, members 40 integral with the seat portion. said and more particularly to chairs or the like. downwardly extending members 40 constitute An object of the present invention is to provide front ground engaging means. The wall of the chairs or the like which may be readily manuunit 22 is made of non-uniform thickness; its surfactured at low costs. face is formed by compound curves. Thus. the

Another object of the present invention is to S t por i 38 y be ad y Shaped r a 0011- provide chairs or the like which may be shaped venient accommodation of the body of an ooin accordance with the form of the body of an cupant. and the unit 22 must not be made heavier occupant so as to provide for a convenient acthan necessary for resisting certain loads at commodation thereof. certain parts.

A further object of the present invention is to e e DOItiOn 33 0f he t 22 rests on the provide chairs or the like which are of great supporting means 30 and the cupped Portion 32 strength and yet lightinweight. of the unit 20. The units and 22 are con- Another object of the present invention is to nected with each other by any suita le e simprove on the construction of chairs or the like for example by screws (not shown) or by an as now ordinarily made. 20 adhesive.

With the above and other objects of the inven- In the embodiment shown in Figs. 5-7. t e tion in view, the invention consists in the novel chair likewise comprises two n he unit I20 construction, arrangement and combination of and the unit I22. various elements and parts, as set forth in the The unit I20 includes again the back-rest I24 claims hereof, certain embodiments of the same and two ribs I26 integral therewith and forming being described in the specification and being 11- rear gro nd ng ing means I28 and suppor lustrated in the accompanying drawings forming m ans I30.

part of this specification, wherein: The unit I22 includes a seat portion I38 01 Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a chair according conchoidal shape integral with two front ground to the invention, engaging means I40 and two arm-rests I42.

Fig. 2 is a rear elevational view of the chair The unit I22 is enga d a c nne ed W h shown in Fig. 1, the supporting means I28 of the unit I20.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on line 8-3 of r era ly. the u ts 0 a d 22 s. a Fig.2, the units I20 and I22 (Figs. 5-7) are made of a Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on line 4-4 plastic material molded orpressed into shape. of Fig.3, We have described preferred embodiments of Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a different emour invention, but it is understood that this disbodiment of a chair according to the invention, closure is for the purpose of illustration and that Fig. 6 is a rear elevational view of the chair various omissions or changes in shape, proportion shown in Fig. 5, and and arrangement of parts, as well as the substitu- Fig. 7 is a sectional view taken on line 7-1 of tion of equivalent elements for those, herein Fig. 6. shown and described, may be made without de- Referring now to Figs. 1-4. the chair shown in parting from the spirit and scope of the invensaid figures comprises a first unit 20 and a second tion as set forth in the appended claims. unit 22 engaged and connected with each other. What we claim is:

The unit 20 includes a back-rest 24 of curved 1. An article of furniture, comprising, in comshape and two ribs 26 integral with said backbination, a f o t unit ncl ding a seat and inrest and projecting therefrom. The ribs 26 origitegral S pporting means for the front p rt on f hating substantially in the middle of the rear said seat, a rear unit including a back-rest and surface of the back-rest 24 extend downwardly integra S pp means or Said back-rest for and forwardly so as to constitute rear ground supporting the same adjacent said seat, and a engaging means 28 and supporting mean 30. support for'the rear portion of said seat integrally The backrest 24 has a cupped portion 32 at its formin p rt Of id rear unit a d Projectin lower end. Furthermore, the back-rest 24 is profrontwardly thereof below the seat rear portion. vided with a series of vertical recesses 34 and a In an t le f furniture, n combinatiim. a

legs for said seat, in combination with, -a rear. 1 support for said seat, comprising rear legs disposed rearwardly of said seat, and a. projection connected to each rear leg and extending front+ wardly thereof for a major portion of the length of said seat and in abutment throughout said major portion of said seat for supporting same, said projections being spaced from said front legs.

ANTON LORENZ.

LUDWIG MIESHVAN p a ROI-IE.

REFERENCES 'crrEn The following references are of record in the l o file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS F (Number: Name Date D. 48,851 Baum Apr. 11, 1916 .D. ,1 09,4 2 3 J Solomon Apr. 26, 1938 13,142,300 Watson Nov. 6, 1945 Anoskopay July 14, 1931 

